MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH USDI 



Secretary Udall of United States Department of 

 Interior has announced that his department is pre- 

 pared to enter into working agreements with Soil and 

 Water Conservation Districts to integrate land use 

 programs on Federal lands with other ownerships. 



In the past the bureaus have entered into individual 

 agreements or engaged in specific projects in co- 

 operation with districts. The Department is now pre- 

 pared to broaden the individual bureau agreements 

 into an overall departmental effort to insure the coor- 

 dination of mutual efforts in managing and developing 

 the natural resources within districts. 



The Soil and Water Conservation Districts can be 

 very helpful in identifying resource needs and devel- 

 oping public support for necessary conservation pro- 

 grams. Unitized plans for soil, watershed, wildlife, 

 reclamation, strip mining, range, forestry, and rec- 

 reation can he developed for intermingled land 

 problems. 



The land managing agencies can provide districts 

 with studies, plans, and proposals for public Lands 

 so that coordinated resource management policies 

 will result. 



Secretary Udall says "We need the help of Soil and 

 Water Conservation Districts and together we can 

 do much to improve and strenghten our national 

 resource base and meet the nation's growing demands 

 for natural resources. " 



Plans are underway to implement negotiating Memor- 

 andums of Agreement of Districts with Interior. Ed 

 Rowland, State Director of Bureau of Land Manage- 

 ment, Billings met with the State Soil Conservation 

 Committee at its meeting in Helena, September 6. 

 Mr. Rowland represented Harrall Mosbaugh, Reg- 

 ional Coordinator. It was decided that districts 

 should be advised of this opportimity and of pro- 

 cedures thru its Executive Secretary working with 

 Interior department officials. 



State Committee and Interior Agency officials will 

 meet in Billings September 26 and 27 to review 

 present outlines districts have for formulating long 

 range programs and annual plans, and to suggest 

 modification. These new outline modifications if 

 any will be distributed by the state committee to 

 districts. 



WATERSHED APPUCATIONS APPROVED FOR 

 PLANNING 



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Three applications for Watershed development 

 P. L. 566 were approved fo^ planning by the State 

 Soil Conservation Committee at its September 6 

 meeting. 



The Rod and Gun Club and the Lions Club of Harlei 

 submitted a complimentary application for Thirty 

 Mile Creek in Blaine County to include recreation. 

 This may make that project feasible where it wasn't 

 before. 



An application for the Kinsey Flats Watershed in 

 Custer County for Flood Control, Irrigation, and 

 Recreation, seems to have good possibilities and 

 was given a priority of #17 for planning. 



A combination flood control and irrigation project is 

 contemplated on Meadow Creek in Madison County 

 and a priority of #18 was given. 



REPORT TO GOVERNOR 



A bi-annual report to the Governor has been written 

 and is ready for distribution particularly for legis- 

 lators and government agency people. This is a 

 brief report which tells of the activities of the State 

 Soil Conservation Committee, the Soil & Water 

 Conservation Districts, and the cooper ators of ^ 

 districts for the past two years. 



"I couldn't be speeding, officer. 

 If'l I only learned how to drive yes 



CHANGE OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 



The State Soil Conservation Committee approved 

 change of district boundaries to conform to county 

 lines from Three Rivers SWCD to Madison, Broad- 

 water, and Jefferson districts. Also changes were 

 approved for Flathead to Lincoln, East Sanders to 

 Flathead, and Flathead to Lake. Certificates will 

 be issued by the Secretary of State as soon as the 

 necessary documents can be processed. 



Then there was the college vet 

 who flunked his final exam because 

 he gave the formula for water as 

 HIJKLMNO. He thought the pro- 

 fessor had said H to O. 



Keep a stiff upper lip, your chin 

 up and on your toes — and you'll be 

 too tired to accomplish anything 

 worthwhile. 



— Nanty-Glo Journal 



